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Literacy for 21st Century Learners

Shift Happens

What is Web 2.0?

The second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking. ~ en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Don't be afraid. We've gone through this before...

21st Century Fluencies
http://21stcenturyfluency.com/fluencies.cfm

Reading and Literacy Tools

Create and read digital pop-up books with Zoo Burst	Create and read non-fiction books with Wikijunior
Look a word up in the dictionary using Lexipedia	Create and read Comics with Bitstrips for Schools
Create and read blogs with KidBlog	Create and read other wikis for book clubs using Wikispaces
More Collaborative Tools: Ideas and planning with sticky notes using Wallwisher Mind mapping with MindMeister Collaborative storyboarding with Drawing Together
Communication has changed: "networked intelligence" ~ "participatory culture"* Good use of YouTube Google Lit Trips VoiceThread and some great Classroom examples of its use Share favourites/bookmarks through Delicious Use mine Critical literacy is a necessity in the 21st Century Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Let the students decide how they're going to present their information: Prezi Glogster Student Glog example Wordle Examples in my Blog Animoto Remembrance Day Global Collaboration Project Podcasting examples (Audacity)
Other Reading Ideas: skype with authors reading strategies - Into the Book Interactive Reading Websites Video Book Talks

Thought provoking story from Don Tapscott "Grown Up Digital"
**Note: This is the keynote speech at The Quest Conference 2010, but go to about 49:26 in the video for the Book Reading Story.
http://www.rogerstv.com/page.aspx?lid=237&rid=17&sid=3867&gid=73791

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